I’ve been working as a nutritionist and weight loss coach in Wall, NJ, for about twelve years now, and every October I start having the same conversation with clients. They look at me and say, “I want to lose weight before the holidays.” And I get it—nobody wants to feel uncomfortable in their clothes at Thanksgiving dinner or New Year’s Eve. But here’s the thing I’ve learned after helping hundreds of people in Monmouth County…
I threw my back out three years ago moving furniture. Spent six weeks doing physical therapy exercises – got a little better but still had this nagging ache. Finally went to a chiropractor. Two adjustments later, I felt better than I had in months. Here’s what I learned: I needed both. The physical therapy strengthened my core, but my spine was still misaligned. The chiropractic care fixed the alignment, but without the PT exercises, I…
I’ve tried every diet that exists. Keto, paleo, Whole30, that cabbage soup thing from the 90s that made me hate vegetables. I did Weight Watchers three separate times. I bought weight loss pills from Instagram ads that did absolutely nothing except make my heart race. I spent probably fifteen years yo-yoing between the same 40 pounds. Then last year I finally went to Garrow Wellness Center in Wall, NJ and started an actual medical weight…
My son started playing football for Manasquan High this year and I was nervous about injuries. You hear all these stories about kids getting hurt, and I didn’t know what to expect. My friend Karen works at a physical therapy clinic in Sea Girt and she told me they see tons of injured athletes every fall. So I asked her what we could do to keep Jake safe. She introduced me to a couple of…
Last summer, I’m playing beach volleyball at Sea Girt Beach, having a great time, when I go for this spectacular dive to save a point. Looked awesome, felt like a hero for about two seconds, then tried to get up and my back said “nope.” I’m lying there in the sand thinking, great, now what? Do I call a chiropractor or a physical therapist? Honestly had no idea. My neighbor Susan swore by her chiropractor…
I messed up my back last spring trying to move furniture by myself. Smart, right? Figured I could save the delivery fee and handle it myself. Three hours later I’m flat on my living room floor wondering what went wrong with my life choices. Spent the next two months going to different doctors who kept handing me muscle relaxers and telling me to rest. Easy for them to say – try explaining to your boss…
Back pain sucks. One minute you’re fine, next minute you can barely move. Happens when you’re doing something stupid like lifting a bag of dog food wrong, or something totally normal like getting out of bed. I’ve been there. Threw my back out reaching for a coffee mug once. Couldn’t turn my head for three days. Felt like an idiot. Most people just tough it out or eat Advil like candy. Sometimes that works, sometimes…
Look, if you live in Sea Girt and you’re not dealing with some kind of ache or pain from staying active, you’re probably not trying hard enough. This place turns everyone into weekend warriors, and weekend warriors get hurt. It’s just what happens when you spend all week sitting at a desk then try to play like you’re still twenty-five. I’ve been through this whole cycle myself – waking up one Monday morning barely able…
Okay, real talk. Your back is killing you, isn’t it? And I bet someone – maybe your doctor, maybe that know-it-all aunt – has already mentioned the S-word. Surgery. Just hearing it makes your stomach drop, right? Listen, I’ve been there. Not literally, but I’ve watched enough people go through this nightmare to know exactly what you’re thinking right now. You’re probably googling “back surgery recovery time” at 2 AM, scaring yourself with horror stories,…
My back went out last Tuesday while I was putting on socks. Not lifting furniture, not playing sports—socks. I stood there, frozen at a 45-degree angle in my boxers, wondering if this was how I’d be found when I didn’t show up for work. After shuffling to my phone like a broken robot, I had two numbers pulled up: Dr. Stevens, my chiropractor, and Lisa, the acupuncturist my sister swears by. Staring at both contacts,…